Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-23
State News.
ANDROSCoGGIN.

Asa Garcelon of Auburn lost a horse las,
week. The animal broke it leg while at pas
ture.
The Lewiston officers seized six kegs of
beer and five gallon keg of whiskev at the
depot, Monday night, at the Pullman tram.
Thomas Ryan, the Lewiston man who came
very near being killed on the Pullman at
bufnham, the other night while stealing q
ride to Watervllie, says that rum was the
cause of the accident, and the loss of his
arm, and that he has done with it. After
Ryan's arm was amputated, Wednesday,
some one offered him whiskey to tide over
his sutferings, but he stoutly refused to touch
drop, saying that liquor had cost him an
arm, and he had taken his last glass.
ARoosrooK.
The Aroostook Pioneer SAYS: On Thursday
last the house of Michael Donahue of New
Limerick was struck by lightning, considera.
bly, damaging the house and shaking up the
inmates. A seventeen-year- old daughter of
the late Moses Lilly of Littleton, who was in
the house, received q severe shock, tearing
her clothing and mangling her foot badly.
She was also considerably burned about the
body. DR.. Fitzmaurice, who dressed the
wounds, while entertaining hopes of her re-
covery, feels tina, possibly it may be neces.
sary to amputate the foot There were other
inmates of the house who sustained more or
less INJURY from the shock, as the bolt tore
up the floor and played sad havoc with the
furniture, making its exit through the side of
the house. shattering the windows and plough
ing deep burrows in the earth outside.
Last Friday, while officer w. A. KAY and
L. T. Clough were driving along the county
road near the PhIlbrick farm, Houlton. a
wheel came of the carriage, throwing them
out. The result of the accident was a brok en-
thumb and severe bruises about the head for
Mr.. Clough, while Mr.. Kay sustained a bad
cut over the right eye, five stitches being re-
CURED to close up the wound The nut which
came of and caused the accident. was found
nearly quarter of a mile back in the road
The horse was somewhat cut up and the car
rage badly damaged.
CUMBERLAND.
The stock being taken from the Freeport
quarry of Mr.. Mallett is working itself into
great favor among builders. The foundations
for the new Union depot will be taken from
here, amounting to six hundred tons; also
all the granite for the new block to be built
by Kendall & Whitney, Portland. There are
now some forty experienced workmen on the
quarry and the number will be enlarged at
once.
Commencement at Westbrook Seminary
began Sunday. Rev. DR.. Weston preached
the sermon before the graduating class at
lO.45 A. M The examinations take place
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The jun
ior exhibition will take place Wednesday
evening The graduating exercises will be
held Thursday.
1t is reported that William NJ Written
in tho 4
that nine men at Goudy & Kents bakery
drew 81 POO, says the Portland Express.
OXFORD.
Capt. Elias Woodsum, of Norway, has pu,
his steam launch, Lady of the Lake" in
first class order, and has secured a lease of
the grounds at Gibson's Grove, upon which
he will erect dancing platform and pavilion.
Warren Bartlett, Eugene Hayden and
Charles Burlington, while returning from
their camp on the lake side in a sail boat,
Sunday afternoon, were capsized, but were
rescued by Capt. Horace Cole of the steam
launch Henrietta. Mr.. Burlington lost a
cornet valued at Sl05 and Mr.. Bartlett fine
camp equipment of considerable value. A
party was graphing for the lost instrument
and other articles, Monday afternoon Rev
Alexander Wiswall, of the Second Congre-
Sunday morning The directors of the Nor
way National Bank on Monday declared a
semi-annuai dividend of per cent and added
81 900 to the reserve fund. The dividend
will be payable July lst.-The Adver.
tiser says that it costs Norway SIT per mile
for snow bills.
The Wilson's Mills correspondent of the
Oxford Democrat says big fire is raging in
Parkertown, Lincoln plantation. which seems
likely to do much damage to timber 1,
started from the drivers Are.
YORK.
Inspector General Beale made his annual
inspection of the Biddeford Light Infantry
Monday night. He found the company in q
prosperous condition and the equipments all
in good order.
A Census OF the Fer ch Car sjian rppula
ton OF Great Falls anu BersIck has just
been complete By Rev Father D. mers oil
the French Cathonc cnurcn OF Great Falls.
II app .rs that in th- Two villages there are
22lO + reDcb Canadians and tina; in Great
Falls .lole taere are 2l04 Of them Ii would
no; Be surprising # IN sunther 6va years the
Engli-h spes king people OF Crest ta,is should
be in q minority.